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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-16

During on-site voting, lists of pairs of candidates or candidates, identical to those mentioned in article R. 4125-10, and envelopes are made available to the voters present. The opening of the ballot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-16

Operators use collective water misting systems that are adapted so as not to contaminate the water misted and not to disrupt the operation of the water distribution network to which it is connected, p…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-16

…bserving some of them. This decision is taken by reasoned order at the request of the public prosecutor or, after the latter has given his opinion, at the request of the person under investigation. De…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-16

…eration with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising powers similar to its own or with the European authorities mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, a request for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-16

…by order of the Minister for Health. The CE marking must be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the medical device or to the packaging ensuring sterility, as well as to the commercial packaging…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts applicable to purchasers subject to Book IV

Article R2171-16

…ng cases:1° For design-build contracts awarded by contracting authorities in the cases listed in 1° to 3° and 5° of Article R. 2172-2;1° bis For global performance contracts awarded by contracting aut…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-4-1

I.-The provision by a third party of research equipment or services to investment service providers, other than portfolio management companies, providing investment or related services to clients, sha…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-168

I.-The Nuclear Safety Authority appoints the radiation protection inspectors mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1333-29 from among its staff, as defined inArticle 16 of Law No. 2017-55 of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-16

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique shall be notified of enforceable decisions involving a penalty of suspension of access to an online communication service issu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R732-16

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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